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The time-honoured route for budding ambassadors from the UAE is to first hone their credentials overseas; universities such as Johns Hopkins and Georgetown are firm favourites. Now, however, the country wants to take the…

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Robert Bound and Steve Bloomfield hear from celebrated novelist Sebastian Faulks about exploring the human mind while rethinking the 20th century’s biggest events. We also talk to sports writer Donald McRae about the story…

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Fado is Portugal’s popular melancholic musical genre about saudade (nostalgia), traditionally accompanied by a mellow mandolin or guitar. Once In Fado is an all-encompassing experience – a blend of theatre, music, wine and…

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Ryerson University’s new student-learning centre in downtown Toronto is now complete. Designed by Oslo-based firm Snohetta that worked with Zeidler Partnership Architects, the building was inspired by the gathering spaces…

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The shabby brutalism of Singapore’s Golden Mile Complex and adjoining Golden Mile Tower doesn’t fit with the city’s squeaky-clean, glass-and-steel vernacular. We ask how the pair have survived in a place that’s famously…

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Iraq has plans to build a shipping route that’s a cheaper alternative to the Suez Canal, starting with a port just south of Basra. It’s the biggest project ever undertaken by Iraq but will the war-ravaged city’s residents…